Wren Report: Accountability Lives
We are glad to report that one of Palmetto Promise Institute's top priorities for the 2017-2018 legislative session is still in play.
Why it Matters: SC’s Labor Force Participation Rate
While the unemployment rate is important, it does not paint a very full picture of the economy.
The Wren Report – Sine Die Edition
Palmetto Promise Institute reports from the State House where the 2017 legislative session came to a close this week.
Not Finished with Pension Reform Yet
One in nine South Carolina residents are served by the Palmetto State’s public pension plans. The woefully underfunded system was the topic of much debate in the General Assembly and at the end of April, Governor McMaster signed a bill raising contribution rates into the system for both employees and employers. Because taxpayers are the
Too Early to Celebrate Victory on Obamacare
Euphoria from the right over the ideological “wins” in the bill and blanket criticism from the left are both premature.
The Wrong Solution for a Real Problem
How can we be compassionately responsive to the needs of low-to-middle income South Carolinians in regards to housing affordability?
Wren Report: 2017 Draws to a Close
As legislators prepare to return to their districts, here’s what we are watching in the last week of session.
SC Economy Shows Key Sign of Strength
Recently released job numbers for the month of March show that not only was there a rise in the number of jobs available to South Carolina residents, but also a rise in the number of people in the labor force.
S.622 Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Accounts
S. 622A BILLTO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ESTABLISH THE “EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT ACT” BY ADDING CHAPTER 8 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE A CITATION, TO STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE PARENTS OF ELIGIBLE CHILDREN MAY ESTABLISH AND FUND ACCOUNTS
Dr. Jerome Aya-ay on Direct Primary Care
This week, Dr. Oran Smith interviews Dr. Jerome Aya-Ay on a re-emerging method of paying for Primary Care. It's easy and affordable and it's called Direct Primary Care.